Medication Technician

Located at 695 Orchard Heights Road NW in Salem, Oregon, Prestige Senior Living
- Orchard Heights has 61 apartments of assisted living, as well as 18 units. Our community is right off of Wallace Road in West Salem, so it’s near all sorts of services and more. Our community itself is beautiful – tons of ambient light, tall ceilings, and a clean community.

We have a cohesive team that loves to work hard, but loves to have even more fun. We are motivated to serve our residents to live a fulfilled life. Our culture is one of collaboration, promote-from-within, and doing whatever it takes to serve our residents. Our team members are enabled to be creative, independent, problem solving “managers” who can “manage” their role to the best of their ability.

Our leadership is there to train those who are struggling or are unsure how to execute a task – we want to do it right! We love to collaborate on all the teaching, as well as coming to creative solutions.

If working in a home‑like setting, with a strong team atmosphere, and with a national award‑winning employer (Orchard Heights is a former national‑award winning community!) that has a great promote‑from‑within culture, then Prestige Senior Living
- Orchard Heights is the place for you.

The Medication Technician provides medication services and direct resident care, assist in maintaining a positive physical and psychosocial environment for residents. The Medication Technician assists residents with activities of daily living, housekeeping, laundry, and other daily chores.

• 1.Responsible for the daily operation of the medication room and medication services as directed by the Health Services Director (HSD) and in accordance with physician orders, state regulations and the nurse practice act.
• 2.Processes physician medication and treatment orders in accordance with state regulations and the nurse practice act.
• 3.Administers and assists with the self-administration ofroutine and non-routine medications in accordance with physician orders, state regulations, and the nurse practice act.
• 4.Completes simple treatments and monitors residents as directed by the HSD in accordance with physician orders, state regulations andthe nurse practice act.
• 5.Maintains accurate records of medication and treatment services provided or omitted, including controlled substances, in each resident’s clinical record.
• 6.Coordination with pharmacies for medication orders and refills.
• 7.Reports all medication errors per policy.
• 8.Reports and records changes in resident condition,incidents and accidents to HSD, physician and family member as indicated underthe direction of the HSD. Completes all incident forms.
• 9.Routinely communicates with physicians, pharmacies,outside services, residents and families regarding medication and care services.
• 10.Provides direct resident care while promoting the resident’s dignity, independence and choice, regularly observes residents’physical and mental conditions and reports changes to the HSD, Expressions Director, or Executive Director.
• 11.Assists with or provides care services as directed bythe resident’s cooperative service plan.
• 12.Greets residents, visitors, and staff courteously, andin a manner that respects dignity, confidentiality standards, and promotes individual rights.
• 13.Follows and supports community fire safety and infection control practices and promptly reports any unsafe conditions or equipment to immediate supervisor.
• 14.Serves meals in the dining room, assisting residents at mealtime, provides resident tray delivery, and assists with dining…